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Where does “angine” come from?

angine (French) comes from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angine (French): tonsillitis; angina, sore throat, pharyngitis

Definitions

  1. tonsillitis; angina, sore throat, pharyngitis

Ancestry of “angine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
2Latinangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4Proto-Italicanɣō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “angine”

  • آنژین
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